Sentences with phrase «taking zinc lozenges»

Dr. Schachter suggests taking zinc lozenges several times a day when a cold starts.

(The high - zinc diet was designed to mimic levels humans might experience if they got plenty of zinc from food but also took a supplement for many weeks, for example, or if they took a zinc lozenge and a multivitamin every day.)

Not exact matches

Many turn to zinc lozenges when a cold hits, but taking in adequate zinc on a consistent basis is important for keeping the immune system strong.

Another randomized, double - blind placebo study found that those who took zinc acetate lozenges had a significantly shorter duration of a cold compared to those who took a placebo.

Kids who had taken lozenges or zinc syrup for 5 months or more caught a lesser number of colds and took fewer days off school.

In a randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled clinical trial, 50 subjects (within 24 hours of developing the common cold) took a zinc acetate lozenge (13.3 mg zinc) or placebo every 2 — 3 wakeful hours.

More recently, a Cochrane review concluded that «zinc (lozenges or syrup) is beneficial in reducing the duration and severity of the common cold in healthy people, when taken within 24 hours of onset of symptoms» [70].

Some studies suggest that zinc lozenges or syrup (but not zinc dietary supplements in pill form) help speed recovery from the common cold and reduce its symptoms if taken within 24 hours of coming down with a cold.